# NTSB MKC66F0167: Cessna 172, N5945A, Wichita, KS, August 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1965
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2276  65/8/15    WICHITA KANS        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N5945A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPENER FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5945A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5945A-1970-09-24), registration cancelled 1970-09-24, S/N 28545 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Knock

## Other investigations on N5945A (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW67A0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0098), Apr 9, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5945A), Lakeview, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X1859](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1859), May 20, 1964: Cessna 172 (N5945A), Wink, TX, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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